Jay,
I work a core number of dogs..... not all of them, some a retired, some are just growing others are breeding stock, of the 14 lurchers, only four are seasoned, 2 are retired (1 is 10years old, the other is injured) 4 have been started, the others are up and coming pups. Either I or my partners run coyotes Oct - Febuary the dogs are out 2-4 times per week, one gets banged up it's double time for another at the end of this season only two were still sound. My goal is to always have 4 pairs. I have them paired by function, we have small area's where the timber is not so thick and the sta